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A good question Bow. I don't have a good or specific answer for how to tune to a particular frequency on a Moxon, but I would guess a lot depends on the material used and if you provided for adjusting the elements or not.

The Eznec model of Homer's antenna that I posted above shows an almost perfect match at 26.955 mhz. I think I remember naming that model with word "New" in the model name, because Homer, at some point, made a change in the dimensions he used or he happened to build a new antenna...maybe using a different Moxon calculator.

When I fix his old model with the new dimensions I can remember being a little surprised that I had to change frequency to get the good match. When I did that to my model the frequency was much lower...near Channel 1.

I don't recall if I we ever talked to about that...but I think he would have wanted to set his resonance higher rather than lower in frequency. I also think Homer used one of the Internet Moxon calculators to get his dimensions.

What is you source for your Moxon dimensions?

<blockquote data-quote="Marconi" data-source="post: 476684" data-attributes="member: 903">A good question Bow. I don&#039;t have a good or specific answer for how to tune to a particular frequency on a Moxon, but I would guess a lot depends on the material used and if you provided for adjusting the elements or not. &nbsp;The Eznec model of Homer&#039;s antenna that I posted above shows an almost perfect match at 26.955 mhz. I think I remember naming that model with word &quot;New&quot; in the model name, because Homer, at some point, made a change in the dimensions he used or he happened to build a new antenna...maybe using a different Moxon calculator.&nbsp;When I fix his old model with the new dimensions I can remember being a little surprised that I had to change frequency to get the good match. When I did that to my model the frequency was much lower...near Channel 1. &nbsp;I don&#039;t recall if I we ever talked to about that...but I think he would have wanted to set his resonance higher rather than lower in frequency. I also think Homer used one of the Internet Moxon calculators to get his dimensions.&nbsp;What is you source for your Moxon dimensions?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marconi, post: 476684, member: 903"] A good question Bow. I don't have a good or specific answer for how to tune to a particular frequency on a Moxon, but I would guess a lot depends on the material used and if you provided for adjusting the elements or not. The Eznec model of Homer's antenna that I posted above shows an almost perfect match at 26.955 mhz. I think I remember naming that model with word "New" in the model name, because Homer, at some point, made a change in the dimensions he used or he happened to build a new antenna...maybe using a different Moxon calculator. When I fix his old model with the new dimensions I can remember being a little surprised that I had to change frequency to get the good match. When I did that to my model the frequency was much lower...near Channel 1. I don't recall if I we ever talked to about that...but I think he would have wanted to set his resonance higher rather than lower in frequency. I also think Homer used one of the Internet Moxon calculators to get his dimensions. What is you source for your Moxon dimensions? [/QUOTE]

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